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ESTABLISHMENT OF A BUREAU OF STANDARDS IN HAITI

A delegation from the Caricom Regional Organization for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) today ended a one week mission to Haiti, describing their visit as very successful.

PROPOSED STANDARD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT -

Specification for Evidential Breath Analyzers

This National Standard specifies requirements for evidential breath analyzers which are instruments that automatically measure the mass concentration of alchol in exhaled breath.

CROSQ STANDARD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

DRAFT CARICOM STANDARD -
Specification for Gold Articles

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO BUREAU OF STANDARDS CELEBRATES
INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION DAY

June 9th 2008 has been designated as the first International Accreditation Day by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC). Accreditation – as independent and authoritative attestation of the competence, impartiality and integrity of conformity assessment bodies (CABs) and in turn the value and credibility of the corresponding attestations of conformity – underpins trust in the global market.

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO BUREAU OF STANDARDS CELEBRATES
WORLD METROLOGY

"What is Metrology?  Metrology is defined briefly as the science of measurement."

This is an “all inclusive” definition.  All aspects of measurement theoretical or practical are considered within metrology.

BIPM CELEBRATES WORLD METROLOGY DAY
2008 MESSAGE

NO GAMES WITHOUT MEASUREMENT

Dear Metrology Friends and Colleagues world-wide,

As a young man, I was a half-mile runner. Then, aged eighteen, the only metrology which concerned me was whether my time was below 2 minutes… with the occasional brief anxieties about the friction between the track and my running shoes. Today, metrology matters more than ever before in all sports. As 2008 is an Olympic year, for our World Metrology Day this May, we must all aim to bring home the message that precise measurement is vital in today’s sports and genuinely important to today’s sportsmen and women.  

ANSA McAL BENEFITS FROM PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) congratulates ANSA McAL Chemicals Limited on the 10th Anniversary of the Product Certification of their leading brand of Liquid Chlorine Bleach - TRINCHLORO and the addition of two liquid chlorine bleaches into the Product Certification Scheme.  To commerate these major milestones, TTBS hosted a ceremony on 25th February 2008 at its main office situated at Trincity Industrial Estate.

ANGOSTURA AND ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED ACCREDITED FOR TESTING

On 1st November 2007, Angostura Ltd of Morvant and Analytical Technologies Ltd of Pt. Lisas were granted accreditation to the International standard ISO 17025:2005 entitled General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, by the Trinidad and Tobago Laboratory Accreditation Service (TTLABS).  This occasion also celebrates the first accreditations awarded locally by TTLABS.

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TTBS awards two new companies ISO 9001-2000 Quality Management System Certification.

STAY AHEAD OF CHANGING REGULATIONS WITH A FREE ALERT SERVICE
Companies in Trinidad and Tobago can now stay a step ahead of export requirements from other governments/countries using "Export Alert" a unique internet based service.
Companies would be able to automatically receive through email proposed changes to the rules that govern products and services. Subscribers can track their particular area from a range of forty-one fields of interest.
"Export Alert" was developed by the Standards Council of Canada. The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards is working closely with the Standards Council of Canada to ensure that companies in Trinidad and Tobago can benefit from this technology.